Bottle.



F. W. HARRIS.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION man oer-27.1915.

Patented May 16, 1916.

loitmmoe/a SATES BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916.

Application filed October 27, 1915. Serial No. 58,217.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED W. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Nassau, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to n0n-refillable bottles and more particularly pertains to that type, wherein a movable valve is employed, and the object thereof resides in the provision of means, whereby successful tampering with the valve and the consequent refilling of the bottle is prevented.

The invention further contemplates the fragile construction of a portion of the device, so that the same will be broken upon contact with an instrument, used in an effort to force open the valve, thus informing intending users of the liquid contained within the bottle, that the bottle has been tampered with.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of the application, Figure 1, is a vertical section of the upper portion of the bottle and my improved device applied thereto. Fig. 2, is a fragmental vertical section of the bottle neck and valve cage in inverted position illustrating the fragile portion of the valve, after same has been tampered with, and Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the bottle valve.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawings, by the same reference characters.

. The device comprises a tubular valve cage 1, constructed preferably of glass, having solid side walls 2, and upper end wall 3, the lower end of said valve cage being open.

The valve cage is adapted for position in the neck 4:, of the bottle 5, and the said neck portion for its greater length is slightly larger than the valve cage 1, and is formed with a shoulder 6, at the base thereof. Adjacent the lower open end of the valve cage 1, the outer surface of the side walls 2, are provlded with an annular groove 7 and the annular slot 8, and the latter forms the flange 12, at the extreme lower end of said valve cage. Immediately above the shoulders 6, the bottle neck 4, is formed with a groove 10, and blade springs 11, have their upper ends bent over and secured in the annular groove 7, of the valve cage 1, the lower ends thereof being formed with latch ends 9, which when the valve cage is inserted in the bottle neck, enter the groove 10, preventing the withdrawal of the said valve cage 1, therefrom.

The valve cage 1, in its hollow interior, is formed with an integral convex wall 13, which divides the said valve cage into upper and lower chambers 14: and 15, and the said wall'13, is formed with a series of angularly disposed ports 16, whereby communication between the two chambers is established. Formed integral with the convex wall 13 at its central portion and projecting upwardly into chamber 14, is the concaved baffle cup member 17 which is connected to said convex wall 13, by a thin stem 18, being disposed directly in alinement with an enlarged opening 19, in the upper end wall 3. Seated on the shoulders 6, of the bottle is a washer 20, and disposed between the said washer 20, and the flange 12, of the valve cage 1, is the valve washer 21. The valve washer 21, is formed at its central portion with an opening which communicates with the lower chamber 15, of the valve cage, and a valve cup 22, of substantially semi-globular construction is adapted to normally seat in the said valve washer opening, the edges of the washer at the said opening being inwardly curved, so that a perfect seating union of the valve cup is assured. An arm 23, is secured to the lower face of the valve washer 21, and has a portion bent at right angles and formed with an eye 24:. The valve cup 22,

on its lower face is formed with an eye 25, and connecting the arm eye 21 and the valve cup eye 25, is the coil spring 26, which serves to normally seat the said valve cup 22, in the opening of the washers 20 and 21. The valve cup 22, for its greater portion projects into the lower valve cage chamber 15 and is positioned directly under the ports 16, of the wall 13.

The coil spring 26, is so adjusted as to normally hold the valve cup 22, on its seat, and when the bottle is tilted, the contents thereof, will exert pressure against the lower face of the said valve cup 22, and overcome the tension of the spring 26, thereby unseating the said Valve cup 22, allowing the liquid to enter the lower chamber 15, of the valve cage 1. From chamber 15, the liquid will enter chamber 14, through the ports 16, in the wall 13, and from thence out through opening 19, in the upper end wall 3 of the valve cage. The baflle cup member 17, by its connection to the convex wall 13, namely the thin stem 18, prevents the successful tampering of the valve by the use of wires or instruments, as the said stem 18, is of the most fragile construction, that the slightest pressure thereon, would break the same, as illustrated in Fig. 2'.

It is obvious that upon the valve cage, being inserted in the bottle neck, the blade springs 11, will securely lock same therein and it will be impossible to remove the valve cage from the neck of the bottle without breaking either the cage or said bottle neck.

Should the bottle valve be tampered with, it would immediately be apparent to the ob server, as the baflle cup member 17, broken from the wall 13, would drop in position and prevent the egress of the liquid from the chamber 14, through opening 19, when the bottle is inverted.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the embodiment thereof, I desire it to be understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claim appended hereto.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is 1- The combination with a bottle having a neck portion, an inwardly extending shoulder at the base of the neck portion and a groove above said shoulder, of a valve washer seated on said shoulder, said washer having an opening therein, the edges of which are curved, a semi-globular valve 00- operating with said opening, an arm ex tending downwardly from said valve washer, a spring connecting said arm and valve, a valve cage having an annular groove and an elongated annular slot in the outer face thereof, a radial flange at the lower end of the valve cage adapted to seat on said valve washer, spring members having inwardly turned upper ends adapted to enter said annular groove and latches at the lower ends of the spring members adapted to engage the groove in the bottle neck, said latch ends registering with said annular groove, a perforate convex wall integral with the valve cage and dividing the cage into an upper and lower compartment, a cup shape baifie member in the upper compartment of the valve cage, said baiile member being attached to the convex wall by a stem of extremely fragile structure.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED W. HARRIS. Witnesses GALEN JONES,

MYRON S. ARNOLD.

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